verb
veranear
spend the summer
Definition & meaning
Veranear means to spend the summer or summer vacation in a particular place, usually away from one’s usual home. It often suggests staying in a resort, coastal town, or countryside location for leisure.
- La familia veranea en la costa. — “The family spends the summer on the coast.”
- Muchos madrileños veranean en Alicante. — “Many people from Madrid spend their summer in Alicante.”
It can also mean simply to take a summer holiday.
Grammar & Word origin
- Part of speech: intransitive verb
- Conjugation: regular verb ending in -ear
- yo veraneo — I spend the summer
- ellos veranean — they spend the summer
- Origin: formed from {verano} (“summer”) with the verb-forming suffix -ear.
The related noun is {veraneo} , meaning “summer vacation” or “summer stay.”
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms
- {pasar el verano} — “to spend the summer”; more neutral and literal than veranear.
- {pasar las vacaciones} — “to spend the holidays”; broader, since it is not limited to summer.
- {vacacionar} — “to go on vacation”; common in some parts of Latin America, but less specific than veranear.
Antonyms
There is no exact antonym. A contrasting seasonal verb is:
- {invernar} — “to spend the winter” or “to winter,” generally used for animals, plants, or people staying in a place during winter.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Nosotros veraneamos en la playa.verb
We spend the summer at the beach.
De niña, veraneaba con mis abuelos.verb
As a girl, I used to spend the summer with my grandparents.
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